to hit, can congress find a way to stop the budget cuts? fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's your life look outside. it is a very pretty start to the day but looks can be deceiving. it's really really cold on this wednesday february 20th, good morning i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy you are with us on this wednesday morning. hopefully we can warm you up. tucker barnes joining us now. >> did you happen to see that sun is up before 7:00 a.m.? >> very nice. >> turning the corner to spring. not going to be the case this morning. temperatures falling back into the low 30s. much of the area below freezing. the winds have been blowing overnight to 30 miles per hour. 34 at reagan national. dulles and bwi marhsall 31. windchills here if you mix in these winds are right in the teens and 20s.

here are your current winds. 15 here in town. 20 in hagerstown. 15 in manassas. off to the east even. winds will be with us all day today. we'll still be somewhat breezy tonight as we're in the wake of that cold front. colder temperatures with wind around today. satellite radar, mix of clouds and sun. more sunshine build in this afternoon. we have had a few lake affect snow showers set up there in southern pennsylvania. and one or two did slip into northern maryland. but i'm not anticipating much other than sunshine. and plain old cold temperatures with lots of wind. highs mid to upper 30s here. make sure the kids are ready for a cold day. more on the weather coming up. let's do traffic and julie wright has your roads. >> it's been a tough commute out there especially those on 66. that's where we find sky

fox. hovering above 66 leaving fair oaks in towards the capitol beltway. wall to wall traffic on 66 from fair oaks towards the beltway but out of manassas. let's go to those maps. the crash occurred before you reach 29. again, leaving gainsville to centerville 34 minute drive headed east and that slow down we showed you. southbound along 370 from buckeye's town to 134, 32 minute commute southbound to frederick and out towards montgomery village avenue. accident activity has been reported. pop up the camera there. lanes are open south of that headed out towards four corners. 29 at fair land for the accident. lanes are open between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> all right. thank you very much. our top story, 6 students in prince georges county have

been killed this school year alone. this tragic trend began back in august with a home invasion. three more teenagers were killed by late january. two more teens were gunned down this week. the latest happened last night in forestville. >> comes about 24 hours after a 15-year-old was shot reportedly over a pair of shoes. melanie alnwick is live outside the school with the latest on these cases. far too many. one is too many really . >> reporter: good morning, allison. the feeling of sadness and grief that was here yesterday has now turned into shock and disbelief. police at this point say there is no indication the murders are connected. however, people in the neighborhood do tell fox 5 all of the students did know each other and there is talk on social media about a possible on-going conflict here and fears it may escalate. the most

recent murder happened around 5:30 tuesday when police rushed to investigate yet another shooting. this time in the 3700 block of donell drive in forestville. two young men 18 years old shot in a parking lot. one in grave condition. the other pronounced dead at the hospital attended suitland hospital. he was in the same grade as charles walker who was shot and killed on monday. the two scenes are a little less than five miles from each other. police believe robbery was a motive. carrying a new pair of timber land boots who they say was a gift for his girlfriend. this time saying they are horrified and adding we cannot go another day without addressing these unspeakable acts of violence. they are asking for the community's support as well. with 6 teens murders, community leaders are pleading from help from parents

and neighbors. >> this is not some wild crime spree. this is a social issue. this is a social problem that stems from what's happening from our young people. if we don't address that problem we continue to react. we can arrest and prosecute and it still doesn't solve it unless we deal with our young people. >> police chief says they have developed leads in the case and progressing quickly and developed suspects there. we don't have you dated information about that second 18-year-old's condition. at last check he was listed in grave condition. so still a lot of threats here that they've got to weave together and see whether indeed there was any sort of on-going confli whether these things were a tragic coincidence. back to you. >> another man is dead following a late night shooting.

this happened before 11:00 p.m. a 30-year-old man was killed in the 3600 block in branch avenue. the suspect who police say was high on pcp at the time is in custody. tony. >> allison, a woman found dead inside a burning apartment on monday was pregnant. family members shared this photo of 38-year-old jennifer lynn peerson. they say she was stabbed before the fire began. neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke coming from the second floor. firefighters forced their way inside and found pearson. no arrests have been made in her death. developing news around the nation and the world, first to kansas city where natural gas explosion has left an entire block in ruins. 14 people were hurt following the blast and

fire yesterday evening. right now emergency crews are using cadaver dogs to search for anyone who may be missing. witnesses say they smelled natural gas for hours in the area before the blast. no official cause has been released but the utility that supplies the gas says a contractor doing work may have hit a gas line. >> second day of a bail hearing for oscar pistorius is underway in south africa. and police are presenting a mass massive amount of evidence. and the courtroom broke into gaffs that a witness who heard shouts was 500 yards away. they found two boxes of testosterone. the substance is herbal remedy that athletes take. he denies killing his girlfriend and says he thought she was an intruder. back here at home, the man

convicted of murdering chandra levy could get a trial. the prosecution was quote predicated on a lie. the defense team says they have new information that could question the testimony of one witness and under cut the government's case. the judge will hold another hearing on that information in april. >> with the budget sequester set to hit in just over a week, president obama issues a warning. coming up with a solution or entire nation will face serious consequences. sarah simmons joins us live. >> inching closer to the march 1st deadline. if congress cannot strike a deal, $85 billion in spending cuts will take affect. law makers are embattled in a blame game. republicans are quick to claim the sequester was the president's idea and one

mr. obama adamantly defended. the president is pointing fingers at republicans saying it is up to them to avoid a budget pitfall. experts say at this point the blame game needs to end and a solution needs to be made. >> this is ridiculous. $85 billion and a $3.6 trillion government. 5% domestic spending. 7% defense spending. the world will not end. >> it will jeopardize military readiness. creating investments and education and medical research. >> experts say the sequester only represents a small fraction of federal spending and the debt will continue to grow every year whether a deal is reached or not. if there is a silver lining, both democrats and republicans agree the economy would take a hit if federal spending cuts are made.

congress remains on vacation this week. little hope for a deal between now and the march 1st deadline. >> thank you very much. and happening today, former congressman jesse jackson junior and his wife sandra will appear in a court for a plea hearing. accused of scheming to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign funds on personal items. both have agreed to plead guilty and both face jail time. >> 7:10 now on this wednesday morning. how much do you spend on coffee each morning? >> $5 at starbucks isn't unusual but how about close to $50? what may be a record setting jolt of joe. >> two american cardinals make news ahead of the pope's resignation. the other is dealing with questions over controversy will keep him out of the conclave. >> but first, did the bubble

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so, tony. >> i like this. >> he is busting a move up in here on the set. >> sometimes you got to do what you got to do. >> and sometimes we rather you did. the wizards don't have enough magic and rgiii reacts to his adidas smeshl. >> dave ross is here with that and more. >> we talked about maryland with big win on saturday. >> we don't want a bad loss.

>> right. i don't know if this qualifies as a bad loss. it's in the middle. boston college is good at home. almost beat duke. lost to them by 2. maryland it was nip and tuck the whole way. looked like they might pull this one out. they got a kid at married named alex lin. and they say the sophomore gets a big block there. maryland up 7 at the break. he might be a top five pick if he comes out of the draft. he got dominated in the second half. maryland was done here. get the foul and the hoop. we're up one with four minutes to play. ends it on a 12-0 run. maryland loses 69-58. whether or not alex needs to come back.

they need to worry about getting wins. >> what year is he? >> he's a sophomore. trying to get into the ncaa tournament. have the first game back. bradley beale gets new hardware. had malfunctions with the clock. had to go old school. back in the day had the score board. you can see it as they go the other way. bradley slamming it down. they had 25. in the end not a good night. going to lose first game back from the break. kyle lowry get it over. he's a semi local. and the raptors beat the wizards 96-88. rgiii, this big commercial. we're going to take a look at it as we discuss it. some people have a problem with the commercial. what it does is it

gets the red skin's fan base hopes up. the tag line is all in for week one. if you watch closely in it you don't see him running. you see him doing arms. he looks great but no legs. we don't see any running of course because he can't. when you see the all in for week one, people are like wait a minute does that mean he's going to play? wait a minute, i'm not going to play at the risk of my career. got their antenna up. >> you think it's marketing? >> sure it's marketing by adidas. i asked people last hour if i had a shoe commercial what would it be. >> soul for your soles but i digress. i do digress all the time which i'm doing now. >> puts unnecessary pressure on him, don't you think?

>> we're all in for week one. >> is this commercial just for rgiii or come out with other players? >> there are others but this was just him. are we all in for week 6? >> isn't there one with derek rose? he's coming back and he's still not back. >> derek rose did the same thing last year. >> thank you, sir. we'll talk again later. >> let's go to the weather forecast. live shot. beautiful. looks nice when you are looking out your window. >> from inside. >> if you are walking down the street it's going to feel different. temperatures have fallen back near freezing. cold and windy. that's all you need to know. winds out of the west here. 20-30 plus miles per hour during the day today. temperatures 34 in boston.

chicago 9 degrees. north and west, real cold. fargo minus 16. that must be nice. 6 in lincoln. looking for warmer air. down to florida, don't have it on the map but forecast highs in the upper 70s in south florida later today. nice and quiet today. should be partly to mostly sunny day. clouds moving through from time to time. highs only in the upper 30s here in washington. mix in the winds out of the west gusting to 30. going to feel like teens and 20s. rain showers down in texas. see those pushing up into oklahoma. that's our next area of storminess. a light wintery mix around here. going to have to watch the eventual track of that system carefully here. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. into the next couple days, temperatures stay on the cold side. and wintery mix on friday. warmup by early next week. 50 by sunday.

>> were you heckled? >> i don't know what went on there. >> last time around he was talking about the storm coming from texas. he changed it up this time. i was listening paying attention. >> i don't have anything to read. i just talk. >> i don't have anything to read. >> i do, thankfully. what's going on? >> tony 's like i'm busy reading my script. >> northbound along i 95 as you continue out of stafford. delays leaving 610 to quantico traveling north and continuing up towards the springfield parkway. 395 remains congested leaving the beltway out towards duke street and the main line continuing out across the inbound 14th street bridge. the outer loop of the beltway tied up as well. work your way past new hampshire avenue. checking for the cache. also the accident that's still in the

process of being cleared south of the beltway. we'll show you what else is happening out here. 66 unfortunately still a mess. big tie ups, 31 minute commute with the accident cleared over to the shoulder. and checking for the stalled car reported. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. clothes from the post office. actual apparel sold by the post office. >> what it might look like and when you can buy it. >> and later holly is keeping her cool at the kennedy center. actually it's nordic cool. we'll be right back.

we have a news alert this morning on cyber attacks from china. internet security experts pointing their cursors

at the chinese military from american military and corporate computers. china is denying a report that it's responsible for the attacks. but the virginia firm specifically names this plain building that is home to a chinese cyber espionage unit. getting deals on pentagon contractors. a day after burger king says twitter account was hacked, jeep says the same thing. cadillac is owned by chrysler. jeep is not the only corporation reporting cyber attacks. apple says some of its macintosh computers were attacked. >> the cash strapped postal service is trying its hand at side action.

starting this fall, they will launch a clothing line. the apparel and accessories will be called rain, heat and snow. technology to create smart apparel also known as wearable electronics. jackets with i pod controls built into the sleeves. i like it. may i also say i went to the united states post office yesterday in the bethesda yesterday. met a wonderful gentleman, bernie. he's been trying to craft a perfect tony and tucker question. we love the united states post office. still ahead in our next half hour, a dire warning from the white house. might it be a little too late however? >> and we're going to sit down with our team for a look at why a deal to stop the sequester probably won't happen. >> but first an american in saint peters seat? what name has been mentioned as

a possible successor. >> here's another live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. it is 7:26. you are watching fox 5 morning news. >> happy birthday rihanna. she was born the year i graduated college. 1988. >> she's 25? that's all? >> yeah. >> yeah.  ♪ that aroma calls to you

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in less than a month catholic cardinals will gather at the vatican to begin the process of electing a new pope. >> the procedure is called a conclave. may take place without one american cardinal. former los angeles archbishop roger mahoney was stripped last month after he and others shielded child abuse. some critics say having maheney participate would be a huge embarrassment for the church. >> rumored to be frontrunnered to proceed the pope.

sean omalley is based in boston. his work as a reformer during the church sex abuse scandal has helped build buzz in the italian press. even if he is not picked, the up coming conclave could mark the end of the european monopoly. >> before we get to weather, want to make a correction. we said that cadillac is owned by chrysler. it is not. it is owned by gm. thank you for that mistake. >> what's going on out there? >> if you hop in your cadillac, make sure the heat works. >> i've always wanted a cadillac. i'm going to wait a couple years. maybe i'll get one. >> got to be a certain age. >> very easily distracted. >> trying to take attention away from that perhaps. it wasn't your fault. trying to move along. >> what's happening with the weather? >> it's cold outside. cold and

windy today. high temperatures in the upper 30s. should be a decent amount of sunshine. mix and clouds to start your day. good morning leonard town. 30 in quanaco. these are actual air temperatures. the winds are blowing here. 28 in gaithersburg. 28 in frederick. 30 in manassas. 29 in martinsburg. school delays well out to the west. more in the way of icing yesterday. cold temperatures out to the west. cumberland, good morning, 27. 23 in washington. 24 in annapolis. 32 in martinsburg. air temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s. winds gusting to about 30. windchill temperatures. i don't get to use this map all the time. temperatures in the teens and 20s. it's a real deal. if you are working outdoors, be ready for a cold winter day. 25 in annapolis. we'll be feeling like teens and 20s all day today

with windchills and very persistent here. area of low pressure pushing up into canada. high pressure filling in. very strong wind here out of the west and northwest. we're getting lake affect snow. overnight we had a few of the streamers make it down newly northwest maryland. here's our next area of storminess. likely a wintery mix transitioning to a period of shower activity during the day on friday. temperatures look like they are fairly cold mid 30s. and could be dealing with wintery mix. storm system doesn't look terribly strong. 38 today. sunshine. cold and windy. your actual temperature will make it into the upper 30s. 26 tonight. still breezy out there. and overnight low 26. going to be cold again tonight. there's your 7 day forecast. wintery mix around here friday. and then a bit of a warmup back

near 50 by early next week. that's weather. let's do traffic and find out what's going on with julie. >> on the roads busy as expected at this hour. 395 northbound heavy and slow from the beltway out towards king street. the outer loop of the beltway below 95 all the way over to georgia avenue. the crash that was 29 at spring street now cleared. also the wreck at 29 at fair land road. headed back out toward the beltway. let's continue with the maps and show you what else is happening out on the roads. 66 has had a tough go all morning long. accident activity a couple vehicles cleared to the shoulder. traffic remains below speed from 50 to 123. inbound on the parkway checking for the stalled vehicle there. and montgomery county, accident activity reports. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you. president obama says member

s of congress used a quote meat cleaver approach to fixing the nation's fiscal problem and the result will be what he termed brutal spending cuts. will start next friday if congress doesn't move swiftly. we turn to our team of political experts today. democrat political strategist peter fenn. good to see you and while jim is away. we are happy to welcome backfill up stutts. good morning. >> good morning. >> sequestration all the time today. let's start with what the president said. peter i'll start with you. coming down hard on republicans saying no thought was given to this massive round of spending cuts. what does the white house need to own? >> well, what's going on now is each side is pushing the other trying to up the anteon this. the hopes some have they can

avert this. they put it off for two months. they didn't solve the problem. and now it's becoming more and more clear what's happening. you're talking now about 700,000 jobs being lost possibly in this economy in the next year. you are talking about a situation where 800,000 military people are seriously affected. you are talking about head start kids going off the role. you are talking about meals on wheels. you are talking about 270,000 people with mental health problems. this is now a political game a bit. at one point the speaker said i got 98% of what i wanted. saying it was the president's idea. one of those things no one thought could happen but looks like it very well might. >> i did hear that this week saying this whole thing was the

president's idea. then you hear the president come out. what's the real deal here? >> according to bob woodward, it was the president's idea. when president obama comes out and trots out cops and kids yesterday, here's the bottom line though is that he agreed to this in the summer. he knew these education cuts were going to come. he knew these mental health and military cuts were going to come. he now comes out and castigates the republicans. that's the political game. that's what he should be doing from a political stand point. the republicans yesterday put out e-mail statements. the president's out there on the podium with cops behind him and the republicans are outputting out email statements and this becomes a messaging battle about whether anything will get done. and the republicans should be out front and center screaming

the truth is the president proposed this back in the summer. >> so did the congress. and the congress goes out for nine days. they go home for nine days. they have to put out twitter accounts because they are not there to do anything about it. the difficulty and the frustration and i share it both ways. there's plenty of blame to go around in this thing. everybody thought such an effort would not happen. and looks like it's going to happen. but they agreed and they wanted to do it and they said okay we'll be able to solve the problem. if you've got on the one side on the republican side. oh, revenue is off the table. how are you going to have? that's the problem. then all you say is we're going to cut the pentagon. going to cut these mental health programs. going to cut education. there's no give on millionaires and

billionaires. >> this comes back to a fundamental belief of mine which is this: who got us into this mess? politicians. who has to pay for it? the people who create jobs and people doing thing the right way. we blame them for everything. that's where i get frustrated in this process. the politicians created this and need to figure it out without blaming other people. let me say one other thing. on the defense cuts, let's take the sequestration defense cut, we're going from if sequestration happens, go from $5.7 trillion in spending for defense to $5.2 trillion in defense spending. so over a ten year period 5.7 to 5.2, are we kicking a can down the street? what are we doing?

>> part of it is we're going to get savings from the end of two wars which is what drove this deficit problem. here's where i think we have to look seriously. we've got to figure out a way to do this without hurting people. and my sister works for the environmental protection agency. she called me and says everybody says it's only one day a week. that's a 20% cut. that's what's going to happen to folks. >> is that the immediate? >> within a month. you have to give them a month. if we don't do something, some could be fired. but who can take a 20% pay cut? >> our time is fleeting. will this happen? >> we do think something will happen. i think the republicans will ultimately agree to no tax increases but maybe loophole closures the president is putting out there. i don't think there's going to be massive tax increase. but i do think the loop there may be

loophole closures. something the republicans could come around to. >> i hope we do avert it. we need a brand bargain. we need something on the order of another $2.5 trillion and got to come from all sides. we really need to give some stability and some sense we're going to solve this problem. >> let's end it there. phil, peter, thanks for being here. we could do a whole show on this. we'll be right back. thank you, gentleman. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation,

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a washington state man put a lot of planning into his cup of coffee and may have set a record. this is the quadriginoctuple frap. the costly evident cup cup of coffee. he ordered a 52 ounce venti with 40 shots of expresso and basically everything else on the menu. he placed the order on his

birthday. they gave it to him for free. is this now a drink you can order? >> highly doubtful. and they gave it to him for free. does he own that one? that seems weird. >> that can't be good for you. >> i would think you would be bouncing down the street. >> they gave it to him for free? >>they gave it to him for free? s >> it doesn't sound good. >> is that the opening to the simpsons. >> what a gorgeous morning. there it is. a mix of clouds with plenty of blue sky. don't be fooled, it is cold outside. cold air mass. >> what kind of clouds are those? >> cumulus. >> i should have guessed.

i know strike that stratus and cumulus. check out how cold it is to our west. pittsburgh is 18. chicago 9 degrees. remember last winter when we didn't have winter? 31 in new york city. temperatures only half the story. winds will be out of the west gusting to 30 today. windchill values in the teens and 20s. nice quiet afternoon. not expecting any action today. a few clouds. mix of clouds and son. should be clear and cold. tomorrow looks good. fast forward to friday. our next chance for any system at all here. this could be a combination of snow, sleet. maybe freezing rain by friday afternoon. there's future cast and by 12 noon indicating out to our west. certainly the possibility around here on friday could get a wintery mix in the afternoon and evening

hours. cold today. 38 the actual air temperature . never feel that warm with those winds. bundle up and be ready for a cold one. there's your wintery mix friday. transitions to rain friday night and saturday. and a bit of a warmup. low 50s around here by sunday/monday. >> thank you, sir. >> thanks, tuck. >> let's go to julie right now. tell us what's happening on the roads. >> on the roads. here we go. southbound along 270 nice to see the sunshine right tucker? >> beautiful. >> it is beautiful. southbound along 27 #0 0 coming in headed out towards the split. bumper to bumper traffic. the earlier incident has cleared. 395 still on the brakes from the beltway to king street leaving the pentagon and to the 14th street bridge. slow traffic on 295 continuing out towards the 11th street bridge. still having a tough ride for those traveling

on the parkway before the chain bridge. stalled vehicle there. you'll find gw parkway traffic stacked up from 123 south out towards the key bridge. north on 295 delays down to 10 miles an hour. and coming south oken he will worth avenue your delay slows you down headed through northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. it is 7:48. coming up next, holly is keeping nordic cool at the kennedy center. >> reporter: you are exactly right. if you've wanted to experience finland, denmark, norway, sweden, ice land, all you have to do is come to the kennedy center where we are live and there is an amazing international festival. it's called nordic cool and why you don't want to miss it next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. 

the district's international art's community has kicked off a line up of talent from nordic neighbors. >> nordic cool features more than 700 artists from finland, ice land and beyond. holly has more from the kennedy center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. last night they had a big party to kick off this huge celebration. i know that because my guests are bleary eyed this morning but excited to be here. they are excited about this festival. jenny is with -- i'm keeping you awake. first of all, tell me about nordic cool and your excitement to be a part of this. >> this is all the nordic countries together working with culture. we have been able to make an insulation. architect office. an office in new york

and working to make this. >> this was commissioned just for this festival. and tell me a little about this. i have a hard time believing this all started out as plain sheets of plywood. >> that's where it starts. we sew together and glue it. and we attach them to a rope and wala here it is. >> how long did it take you to put this together? it didn't just ship as plain sheets. >> we shipped it over and worked for 7 days. we got help to lift it up to make sure both secure and to have the right shape. >> why plywood? >> we wanted to work with wood. we did research and figured out plywood has a very interesting history. the old egyptian started with the plywood.

and reinvented a way to make plywood in an industrial way. that is part of how the nordic design could make a lot of furniture in a cheap way. >> this is for the people here of dc for the next month. thank you so much. you can't just roll into the kennedy center and put up a sculpture. when it comes to the kennedy center, they bring in the best in order to do that. adrian come on. i'm talking about you . he too was tired. he was partying last night. this guy is a renound museumography. >> more and more museums long lasting exhibition. almost 8 years now working with the kennedy center and designing festivals that took place from chin a. >> they have wonderful -- i

didn't mean to interrupt you. make sure we show some of the other things. an artist is going to use 1,000 t-shirts from dc and shape them into a nordic ship. where do you begin in terms of what you are looking for. >> it's not necessarily the audience that starts coming up with this idea. it's the vice president for international programming who is the production manager. and together we travel and meet visual artists. like jenny you've just met or others. started to dialogue and choose them and get to install them and see what is most relevant and what will convey the most to the visitors and to the people that are coming here especially for performing art. this is not an exhibition space. we're dealing with a performing art center.

so there's a twist to it. >> right. we're showing people. we're in the hall of nations but the hall of states is where the big ship is. and you have nobel prizes in the grand foyer and birds. >> also the exhibition from louisiana museum on architecture. design exhibition, fashion exhibition. there's also space dedicated to the voice of kids throughout the nordic countries. >> how do you like the kennedy center? >> it's extremely challenging. it's so huge. you are not allowed to do anything you want. >> rules. >> rules but constrained. brings creativity. >> this guy also did the new museum in france that just opened up. the old wasn't big enough? no, they say that museum is one of the most beautiful museums in

the world. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the kennedy center and nordic cool. coming up in our next hour we have artists that are going to perform for us. back to you in the studio. >> fascinating. thank you, holly. >> two high school students gunned down in just one day. now, there are pleas to stop the violence in prince georges county. join us live in just a few minutes. >> and later the must see message from money management. we'll check in with steve novielo for ways to go green and run your personal finance like a cashed base business. we'll be right back. ♪

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this is fox 5 morning news. >> tragedy among teens in prince georges county. a day after gunfire claimed a student's life, another student from the same school is killed. county executive will join us live this hour to talk about what he plans to do to tackle this problem. >> new evidence as oscar pistorius fights for bail. police reveal what they found inside his home the night his girlfriend was killed.

we'll have the latest from south africa. >> and cash versus cards. experts say going green could help you better balance your money. financial tips you need to know live in our fox consumer report. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> i'm allison seymour. and before we get started with the news, we have two quick school delays to pass along. garret county public schools will open two hours late. and mountain ridge district in allegany county running on a two-hour delay. >> let's find on what's going on in the weather. >> got cold overnight. temperatures falling back in the 20s and low 30s. and did you notice the wind this morning? >> i did. >> blowing pretty good. waking people up i'm hearing overnight. >> oh, okay. >> some of the early anchors were reporting. >> there were two dogs in my neighborhood must have been locked out. i felt really bad. they were cold and really barking. >> you might want to bring your pets in today.

it's going to be cold. actual air temperatures in the upper 30s. 33 in washington. dulles 31. bwi 31. much of the region is dealing with winds gusting to 30. here are your sustained winds. 20 out at dulles. frederick 20. going to be a very blustery cold february like day as we've got this northwest flow that's set up in the wake of our frontal system. satellite radar, looks like we're dropping out that last frame there. we have a mix of clouds and sun in the forecast today with the possibility of a flurry if you are in the mountains north and west. couple lake affect snow showers. for us locally here, mid 30s for daytime highs. >> thank you, tucker. let's check in with julie wright for a look at your on time traffic. >> on time traffic brought to you by toyota. >> all right. checking out the right on 66 which is still

recovering from this morning's three car pile up. you'll find the lanes are open. traffic remains congested headed eastbound fair oaks to 123. so far the pace is good coming across the tr bridge, the gw parkway delay extends to the key bridge. delays from the beltway out towards king street from the pentagon crossing over the 14th street bridge. no issues to report. southbound 270 loosening up just a bit. and you'll find delays on the top side of the beltway. outer loop leaving 95 past coalsville road around the georgia avenue. still tied up approaching 495. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> our top story, 6 students in prince georges county have now been killed this school year. >> the latest tragedy happened last night.

18-year-old gunned down 24 hours after a 15-year-old was killed. both attended suitland high school. that's where we find melanie alnwick this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning the superintendent is meeting with school security team and there is a county wide task force to figure out ways to address the violence that has claimed the lives of these 6 high school students and with the last two of them here at suitland high school, the community is definitely reeling. it was about 5:30 tuesday when prince georges county police rushed to investigate another shooting. in the 3700 block of donnell drive. two shot. one pronounced dead. he was in the same grade as charles walker, the freshman shot and killed 4:20 monday. the two scenes a

little less than five miles from each other. robbery was the motive. walker was carrying a new pair of timber land boots who they say was a gift for his girlfriend. >> police have done their work. they will arrest the individuals. we will bring them to justice and we need our community to come together to ensure we're not just reacting. something greater has to be done. we need our parents to wrap their arms around their children to teach them the proper values. go to school. work hard. >> having to put out another statement saying this time they are horrified saying they cannot go another day without addressing these unspeakable acts of violence against our students asking for the community's support for the students, the teachers and the employees here at suitland high school. police at this point are telling us there is no indication that these two murders, the one monday and

tuesday were connected. however, people in the neighborhood do tell us that the teens did know each other. so i think there's still a number of questions to be answered here as well. but the investigation does continue. back to you, tony and allison. >> thank you. in a statement out this morning, prince georges executive says the children of our county belong to all of us. we are deeply affected when we lose them. mr. baker will join us live to talk about the action he plans to take in the wake of this week's tragedy. >> meanwhile, also in prince georges county, another deadly shooting investigation. a 30-year-old man was gunned down in temple hills. is the suspect who police say was high on pcp has been taken into custody. >> in a story that continues to develop, olympic track star oscar pistorius was back in

front of a judge today. south african prosecutors believe oscar pistorius should be denied bail. >> but this morning, there are new details about what was discovered inside the athlete's home. and that's making headlines. dave ross joins us with the latest. sglt details keep unraveling on this case, y'all. we've got new information. that basically things are getting worse for oscar pistorius. prosecutors reveals two boxes of testosterone and needles were discovered in his bedroom. but defense lawyer says it was an herbal remedy and not a banned substance. oscar pistorius was drug tested in august and september of last year and both were negative. gained international attention by becoming the first double amputee to run at the olympics. charged with premeditated murder in the valentine's day shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he fired shots

thinking an intruder was in the room. prosecutors believe he is planned the murder. the body was cremated at a memorial service. it just keeps unraveling for oscar pistorius. >> you almost forget this is a sports story. just not too long ago saying what a phenomenal runner. >> probably the most celebrated amputee ever. and now to have this come out. just a bizarre week. >> sure is. thanks, dave. former congressman jesse jackson junior and his wife are expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges today. the couple is accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign money to buy personal luxury items. jackson junior is facing up to five years in prison. he resigned from the house of representatives last november.

sandy jackson who is a former chicago alderman could get up to three years. >> lawyers for the man convicted of killing washington intern levy plan to file a motion for a new trial. attorneys claim his prosecution was predicated on a lie. the arguments were made during previously closed hearings. records from those hearings were unsealed yesterday. hinged on the testimony of a jailhouse inmate who said he confessed. serving a 60 year prison sentence for that murder. >> time right now is 8:09. 34 degrees on this wednesday morning. still ahead, we talked about it at the top of the hour, a crime wave cutting young lives short. prince georges county executive will join us live to share his thoughts on what's needed to stop this violence. >> and john kerry's debut. what the new secretary of state is expected to talk about.

we're back after this. 8:09. 

i like that. >> that's old school. >> i like it. >> 12 minutes after 8:00. tucker barnes has a baby face for us. >> yes, baby face has a baby face. >> was that dancing i was seeing over there? >> i was just snapping. >> you want to sing through it? >> no. go ahead. >> time now for my first 5 photo of the day. lots of cuteness. this is asam onae. turning a great big 4 months old. >> what does she do all day i wonder? >> get this. this is what she likes to do. her daily activities consist of cooing and laughing. always a plus there. at her parents as well as

nibbling on her fingers. when she gets board she likes to blow bubbles. >> she's got a full agenda of cuteness. >> big day everyday. >> that's great. love it. >> how adorable. beautiful little baby. >> she's cute. the make up of the picture. the colors. >> the outfit. the head band. >> i can't believe how old she looks for four months. very cute. we love the picture, asa. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. and you are going to want to wear more than that today. we're a jack on the. playground, not sure you'll be feeling it today. very cold temperatures setting up here for the afternoon. in fact, high temperatures won't get out of the 30s. 33 in washington. 17 pittsburgh. if you have chicago on your screen, 9 degrees. february like

airparked across the upper midwest. and leaking down into the midatlantic behind our frontal system. want to mention these winds, 30 or 29 at reagan national. 24 out in cambridge. very blustery day. that will give us windchill values in the teens and 20s. won't ever feel that warm. satellite radar, quiet conditions. mix of clouds and sun today. area of storiness shaping up there in northeast texas and pushing into oklahoma. that will bring us a period of a wintery mix around here friday afternoon, friday evening and transitioning to rain early saturday. here's a look at your 7 day forecast. 38 today. cold tonight. that's julie wright weather . and by friday, wintery mix around here with highs in the mid #30z. that's weather. let's do traffic and get the latest from

julie wright. >> julie, julie, julie. >> i tried. >> he gets an a for effort. southbound along 270 coming in out of german town and leaving gaithersburg. better ride headed southbound. traffic will slow leaving 28 headed out towards the split. on the outer loop leaving 95 and southbound 95 still on the breaks from 212 to the beltway. traffic is tied up between 197 and powder mill road. eastbound 66 again, tough ride leaving 286 all the way in towards 123. northbound checking for the crash a mile before the beltway. southbound delays from 123 out to the key bridge. 395 with the delays beginning at the beltway. well below speed over towards the southeast southwest freeway.

that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> you'll be interested in this. disturbing new study that's out this morning, traffic deaths in the u.s. surged last year. there were about 36,000 deadly crashes last year. that's up from beg your pardon 35,000 in 2011. first time in 7 years traffic deaths have gone up. officials believe the improving economy and mild winters could be why more people are driving. also could be texting while driving. >> speaking of which, a heads up for virginia drivers, a ticket for texting while driving could cost you a lot more. a bill was passed by the senate yesterday increasing fines to $250. second offense fines would start at $500. the legislation is now awaiting the governor's signature. the law would make texting while driving a primary offense. it means drivers can be pulled over and ticketed for texting.

before drivers could only be cited if they were pulled over for another violation first. >> and dc law makers are tackling a traffic issue. the length of time yellow lights at intersections last. council member is spear heading the investigation into whether some yellow lights are shorter than others. set a standard for the lights despite the fact dc's department of transportation says there already is one in place. >> four second minimum. that number right there is based on a number of factors, for instance, based on the size of the interaction and the speed limits. >> make sure peopl getting a fair shake. >> he wants to pay closer attention to yellow lights with cameras which can cost you money. >> department of transportation says the yellow light times are

routinely inspected. >> 8:18. 33 degrees. and still ahead. is he in or out? find out why california cardinal may be banned from picking the next pope in the conclave. plus, we are lighting up dc with music and dance. holly morris will go behind the scenes of the nordic cool festival a little later. we're back right after this. 

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in less than a month, catholic cardinals from across the world will gather at the vatican to begin the process of electing a new pope. the procedure is called a conclave. may take place without one american cardinal. former los angeles archbishop roger mahoney was stripped last month after he and other officials shielded child molesting priests. having him participate would be a huge embarrassment for the church. >> there is one faction of cardinals but also cardinals who think his presence would stain this conclave. some feel it

would be better if mahoney didn't take part. >> he's to testify next week who priests believe molested 26 children back in 1987. others argue he is being singled out since other clergy men have been accused of similar wrongdoings. >> the new secretary of state is speaking in first foreign policy speech later this morning. john jerry will deliver the speech. it was founded by thomas jefferson what was the first secretary of state. kerry is preparing for first overseas trip this weekend. kerry will talk about the importance of a robust u.s. diplomacy. >> 8:23. it's a wednesday morning. and you've heard his advice. run your finances like a cash-based business. do you know the rules for going green? steve novielo will join us live. >> and high hopes.

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making headlines across the nation this morning, a gas explosion sparked massive fire inside a kansas city restaurant. cadaver dogs spent the night searching through the rubble to make sure no one was buried beneath. this takes up a whole city block. so far no reported deaths but the blast did injure more than a dozen people. the cause remains under investigation. a city official said it was believed a utility contractor may have hit something maybe a natural gas line by mistake. >> california, more people dead after a violent ram pain. 28-year-old ali syed killed a woman and sped away in his parents car. he killed two more

people during carjackings and shot at cars before taking his own life. police haven't released a motive yet. >> a hearing is set today to determine if drew peterson gets a new trial on charges that he murdered his third wife. asking for a retrial on grounds that his lead attorney failed to adequately defend him. the judge says he'll proceed straight to sentencing if he rejects the request for a retrial. peterson faces maximum 60 years in prison. also a suspect in 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife. >> tucker joining us now with a little bit of weather. >> it got cold overnight. winds blowing out of the west at 20 to 30 miles per hour. upper 30s. it won't feel like that. teens and 20s. >> sunny ? >> partly sunny. >> it helps a little. >> turning the corner to

spring. >> i can't wait. >> 33 in washington. check out your cold temperature s. 32 for you. lots of 20s on the map. these temperatures running a good 10-15 degrees below average later today. 28 in frederick. these are the actual air temperatures. and we're dealing with winds out of the west blowing at 30 miles per hour. and that is giving us wind values. here are current windchills. 30 to 35 up in the mountains here. 23 degrees. 23 in baltimore. teens in hagerstown. 13 in hagerstown. 18 in winchester. and all northwest flow. the rain showers we had yesterday behind the frontal system. we're losing that last little frame. there's a little more in the way of cloud cover than that. should be partly to mostly sunny

today. lake affect snow showers kick up. generally stay to the north and west and focus here to the south and west. this could bring us a period of a light wintery mix around here on friday. next chance for winter presip. light wintery mix around here with temperatures on the 30s. all right. here's your accu weather 7 day. windy and cold. overnight lows in the 20s. tomorrow a little better. 40 with a little less wind. cloud up and light wintery mix. probably transitions to shower s by saturday. it will feel a little better by the end of the weekend. highs back in the low 50s by sunday and monday. that's weather. allison, tony, back to you at the desk. >> we have all heard it before. paying with cash lead s to better money management. but are you missing the mark when it comes to going green? steve novielo is live with his

cardinal rules for paying with cash. good morning. what is rule number one, steve? >> good morning to you. i'll tell you what, rule number one, don't spend cash when cash is too costly. here's what i mean by that. if you are going to run your lifelike a cash-based business, visit the bank ahead of time. this is true where you are headed someplace where there is no easy exit. a stadium or concert or airport or night club and you are at the mercy of whatever that atm fee inside the building is. if you are out on the town and say i'm going to pay cash let me go to the atm but it's costing you $6 to take out $40. maybe you are better off paying with plastic. >> i like that. before we say i can't do it you say just try to do it. >> yeah, just try.

progress not perfection. it's the end of the day, throw up your hands and say forget it, i'm out. then you will never succeed. instead i want to challenge you and take a look at what happened. what is the take away or the attachable moment in that experience? what were you doing when you hit the roadblock and how can we alter your course of action for the next time? if you try this and succeed half the time, that's half more than you had. if you give up at the first sign of trouble, you will never succeed. >> we've three rules. what's number three? >> number three is this: sometimes the best way to use cash is to use credit. because if you actually always use cash, you have no opportunity to establish good credit payment history. you do need to use your credit card now and again. i have a couple buddies who say i use cash. i don't even have a credit card and then guess what

happened? they went to buy a car or take out a mortgage and had no good credit history on file and couldn't get the best interest rates or the best insurance rates or couldn't get the very best loan rates. you must use credit sometimes. if you are not a fan, i take a bill i have. for example, my gym membership. gets charged to my credit card once a month and i have my credit union automatically pay that bill. so the cycle is set up and happens by itself as far as folks at the credit card companies know it's me paying that bill in full on time every month. >> okay. great advice. we cannot argue with either what you are saying or what we know to be true. it would be better if we went green. thank you so much. >> you got it. >> have a good day out there in dallas. >> speaking of that a new plan by vincent gray would make the

nation's capitol healthiest green evident and most liveable city. gray is kick starting dozens of programs to cut energy use, reduce traffic and increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables. his plan will happen over the next 20 years. major changes would include restrictions on energy consumption for new buildings and increase in the use of power in wind farms and a new push for public transportation. six students killed. it's a staggering number . prince georges county executive will join us live to share his thoughts on what's needed to stop the growing violence. we'll talk about other issues as well. it's 8:34. we'll be right back . 

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students are mourning the loss of a fellow classmate. it's the 6th classmate they've lost this school year. many are outraged over the sense less loss cutting lives short. issued a statement earlier this morning about what is going on. thank you , sir, for coming in. let's talk about these tragedies and your thoughts about what's happening. >> i'm outraged like everyone

else. all three of our children went to suitland high school and my youngest child graduated from there last year. any of our violence has to stop. we're angry. i just had a long conversation with our state's attorney on the way over here about us pulling together and really going after what's happening in prince georges county. i want people to know this, crime overall is down. police department is doing a great job. our sheriff's department. we need to do more to reach out to our young people and folks out there. that's why we started the transforming initiative. it's not just about arresting people and locking them up. providing a wholistic approach to make them better. you can't have a program that lasts a month or a week. our young people need jobs. they need health insurance. they focus on where they are going to

go. that's what we have to provide to stop what's going on out there. >> these individual murders are being investigated. but do you have any sense of is there an under lying condition or something that's connecting these? is it possibly related to drugs, gangs? what do we know? >> there are a number of factors. some of them are related to gang activities which police are on top of. just like the young man that was killed who was a student at suitland. he went and bought a pair of shoes and was shot in the back. that right there is a sense less murder that happened here. wasn't doing anything wrong. that's not acceptable in prince georges county. but it also means the folks who are doing these crimes, one we're going to arrest the people and prosecute. but we have to go into these

neighborhoods and start changing them. that's why we're bringing in the wholistic approach. social services, family services, bring in job opportunities. we're going to do that and make prince georges county a safer place. crime overall in the county is down. but any murder is one too many. >> crime overall is down but clearly, the murders of six young people, that's quite striking and attention getting. >> it's disturbing which is why we will be working with the school system, the state's attorney office, our office to look at what we can provide for our young people to make sure this does not happen. >> let's talk about gun initiatives. do you think that what is happening right now will spur talk in the county or efforts in the county to get control of guns that are out there on the streets? >> certainly. there is never a wake up call. the fact we've had six young people who have

had their lives cut short should wake people up. there are too many guns out in the street. which is why i support the governor's initiative. we will be helping out as best we can. why we did a gun buy back program in our police department. we have to deal with violence and deal with those things they have opportunities to buy. >> we've been talking a lot about sequestration. the potential impact. and you have some -- a lot of the focus seems to be on fairfax county. you have grave concerns about how sequestration will affect. >> we do. federal workers. so that means when people are laid off or furloughed, that's going to have an impact on their ability to pay their mortgage, to buy groceries.

and so it's going to have a devastating impact in prince georges county. also, this will have an impact on funding that goes to our school system. that goes to our family services program. so we've got to take all of that into consideration at the same time preparing a budget to hand to the council. we want congress to get its act together. we need congress to get act together and give us an answer on going forward so we can prepare our budget at the local level. >> want to talk about the possible relocation of the fbi. this obviously would be a boom to the county. metro is kind of weighed in on this. and people in other counties are kind of crying foul and saying metro shouldn't be favoring one area over another area. >> one, metro is not favoring one area over the other.

they never do that. what we thought was a good deal in working with metro. we've been in talks with metro around our stations which are under developed for years. we think we have a great shot in getting the fbi to come here. we meet the criteria gsa has laid out. certainly the fact a number of federal workers that live in prince georges county is the lowest in the region. we think we have a good shot at it and all fair in this battle with fairfax. >> you are not getting -- are you saying you are not getting your fair share at this point? >> at this point we're not. if you look at it. look at where federal lease base is in the washington region, prince georges county does not have it. if you look at the metro stops we have where you can do transit orient development and what gsa is asking for, we have the best location. >> you have talked a lot about growth in the county and wanting

there to be continued growth and increase the tax base. there's this proposal for a new medical center. and my understanding is that there are three or four different locations where it can go. you are holding meetings about this on february 28th. >> we're going to be holding community meetings on the hospital which is a regional healthcare facility. it has to be in the central part of the county. we want to get people's input on where they think it should be. what they are looking for. provide healthcare but jobs. as we talk about what we have to offer our young people. both the coming of the fbi and the development of the hospital facility will provide job opportunities in prince georges county. >> there's been some concern expressed some of the sites aren't near metro stations. two or three miles away. are you hearing those concerns? >> we're certainly hearing those

but concerns it needs to be near the highway. so that you can have access to the hospital for ambulances that are coming in. we're going to take all those into consideration and find the best spot and best place we can build this regional healthcare facility to make sure the patients have access but also the hospital, the ambulance and helicopters that need to get there also. >> and finally, you were here a few months ago and talked about your wife and your family. how is everybody doing? >> my wife is doing well considering the circumstances. thank you for asking. and i want to thank fox 5 for your work on alzheimers and keeping this in front of keep. like i said testing and research are important. we were glad to see the president included a statement about alzheimers in the state of the union. we need more research and more money. >> very good. rushern baker, thanks for coming in. allison, back to you . >> 8:45. 33 degrees. and still ahead, from the sky to the

stage. holly morris is live with a preview of the nordic cool cultural festival that's inspired by a phenomenon. >> reporter: good morning to you. i am enjoying a wonderful performance. this guy right here hailed by the london times as the pianist to watch. he happens to be from ice land which is why he is one of the featured performers part of nordic cool. coming up next, we're going to talk with him, hear him play and performances perfect for younger audiences. all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there

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of the day just like our facebook page and post a comment below cheri's picture. >> excellent. from classical to techno, a chance to experience all forms of music inspired by the northern lights which is what you are seeing there. >> nordic cool is a month long festival of not just music but dance, literature, film and more. holly joins us live with this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the northern lights beamed on the kennedy center beautiful right? never looked so beautiful. if you think about it the kennedy center is this blank canvas. you put those lights on there and sets this stage for this festival they are celebrating. one of many nordic experiences you can have. we are getting quite the experience here this morning. right now starting with vickinger. you started playing the piano when you were

2. >> right. >> you were born to play this instrument. >> yeah. >> you graduated and the london times did say you are the rising star in the piano. what does that mean when you hear that? >> nothing really. it's just about the music. i try to play well. it's evident that you enjoy it and play well. so tell me a little about being part of this festival and ice land music. what makes music ice landic? >> the scope of this festival is unique. i put together a program for my performance called the north is the state of mind. i'm associating with solitude and sort of private and intro version. >> we have some video of you playing. do you like to play as an soloist? do you prefer to play with an orchestra? do you like to do new works or

play the classics? >> i like to play good music. if it's solo, it's great. >> when you are playing at the piano do you realize the audience is out there or are you in your own world? >> best thing is to have a monologue. speak to yourself and sort of for the audience but try to make it a very private moment i'm sharing still. >> a private moment you are sharing. i like that. >> it is a paradox. >> you played last night at the big gayla. >> yes, a song i'm sure nobody will have heard. he was a doctor by profession. he practiced in the rural arts. beautiful area but very harsh. this is a song sung in ice land but i transcribed it for solo piano. >> very good.

let me hand it over. take it away. >> ♪ [ piano ] >> as he has his private moment he is sharing with us, i'm also going to share with you another wonderful performer here. she is the artistic director for theater group 38. let's enjoy our own private concert and talk about what you all are providing. i understand your shows are some of the hottest tickets in this festival. >> i'm glad to hear that. that is wonderful. tell me about your theater group and what you do. >> it's a small theater group. it's kind of old . it's 42 years old. it's old for a little group.

and we do performances which we do for the children in the morning and for the adults in the evening. and the same performances. >> tell me about the two shows you are doing specifically the ones for the younger audiences. >> they are both for young/old audiences in the morning. the first one is hansen production where you meet a lot of his characters who are gathered together to celebrate his birthday. but they are not there. it's like a table set for 20 persons and it's all his kooshgs and look at the plates and the fork and knife and the chair and figure out oh, this is for the mermaid and this is for christian anderson himself. and if you take a good look at this table set over here, you recognize it must be

the tumbalina. it's seen during the small things. and then we serve these characters and make drama between them. sve to be very able to imagine. and what i think is so important. >> and what kids do best. which is why they are wonderful theater goers. there are three shows that are specifically for younger audience in terms of nordic cool. two of those are put on by theater group 38. there is limited availability so get those tickets now. they have performances this weekend next weekend. if you want to come out and hear vikingur, he is going to be performing monday february 25th at 7:30. you can get tickets for that as well. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link. next hour, we're heading up to the terrace. part has to do with food too. and we're going to check that out. love the music, holly.

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